There were three games at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Saturday – one in Group G and two in Group F.

The opening game on Saturday was between Argentina and Iran in Group F, and it ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for the South American giants.

In the next fixture, European powerhouse Germany were held to a 2-2 draw by Ghana in Group G, while in the late match, Nigeria registered a narrow 1-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Group F.

Let’s now take a look at who the best goalkeeper was on Saturday.

Total Saves

Team

Pos

Saves

Apps

Mins

Asmir Begovic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

GK

8

1

90

Vincent Enyeama

Nigeria

GK

7

1

90

Manuel Neuer

Germany

GK

4

1

90

Alireza Haghighi

Iran

GK

3

1

90

Sergio Romero

Argentina

GK

3

1

90

Fatau Dauda

Ghana

GK

2

1

90

Stoke City’s Asmir Begovic was the busiest goalkeeper on Saturday, as he had to pull off no fewer than eight saves for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Nigeria. Interestingly, his opposite number on the pitch, Vincent Enyeama, made seven saves. Ghana custodian Fatau Dauda was forced into making just two saves.

Saves Ibox

Team

Pos

Saved Ibox

Apps

Mins

Vincent Enyeama

Nigeria

GK

5

1

90

Alireza Haghighi

Iran

GK

3

1

90

Sergio Romero

Argentina

GK

3

1

90

Asmir Begovic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

GK

2

1

90

Manuel Neuer

Germany

GK

1

1

90

Interestingly, most of the saves that Enyeama had to make against Bosnia were on shots taken from inside his own penalty box. Germany and Bayern Munich keeper Manuel Neuer was called into action just once from a shot taken from inside his 18-yard area.

Saves Obox

Team

Pos

Saved Obox

Apps

Mins

Asmir Begovic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

GK

6

1

90

Manuel Neuer

Germany

GK

3

1

90

Fatau Dauda

Ghana

GK

2

1

90

Vincent Enyeama

Nigeria

GK

2

1

90

Once again, Begovic leads this category, having been forced into making six saves on shots taken from outside the Bosnian box. Both the saves that Dauda had to make in the 90 minutes for Ghana against Germany were on long-range attempts.

Good High Claim

Team

Pos

Good High Claim

Apps

Mins

Fatau Dauda

Ghana

GK

3

1

90

Manuel Neuer

Germany

GK

2

1

90

Asmir Begovic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

GK

1

1

90

Vincent Enyeama

Nigeria

GK

1

1

90

Sergio Romero

Argentina

GK

1

1

90

One of the reasons why Ghana goalkeeper Dauda had to make the least number of saves among his peers on Saturday is that he caught three crosses. Neuer is second in this category with two.

Subhankar Mondal

A football journalist based in Wakefield, Subhankar Mondal has previously worked for Goal.com International and Skysports.com, and has had his sports articles published in The Guardian and The Observer. He has also been on the BBC in the past and his name once found its way to the pages of the World Soccer magazine. He was recently cited in a major Louis van Gaal biography.